Office politics is almost a fetish subject of mine. I’ve worked in a toxic office or two in my time and have no desire to repeat the experience. In fact I formed disassociated.com plc as a result.
Anyone interested in avoiding one of the murkier sides of working life ought to check out Calvin Sun’s list [...]

There are potentially seven different types of difficult people you could be working with right now.
I think I’ve meet most the “types” at one time or another. I’m no expert in workplace psychology, but have found most people’s “inclination” to be difficult takes root in either a personal unhappiness and/or insecurity.
The first type, the Aggressor, [...]

A new method of producing paper promises to dramatically increase its strength.
Mechanical testing shows it has a tensile strength of 214 megapascals, making it stronger than cast iron (130 MPa) and almost as strong as structural steel (250 MPa). Normal paper has a tensile strength less than 1 MPa. The tests used strips 40 millimetres [...]

The Rules of Digital Engagement
New ways of working and collaborating online require changes to existing work practices, according to Jonathan Follett, in the latest edition of A List Apart.
When it comes to work style and culture, virtual teams - especially groups of contractors - are inherently less formal and more flexible than traditional office-based organizations. [...]

Office politics is here to stay. Like or lump it (personally, I lump it).
However, according to a recent article, it may be possible to take some of the negative elements of office politics, and apply them positively. These elements can be succinctly defined as:
power relationships and empires built on time-honoured systems and treaties

Empires? Treaties? Yes, [...]